Safe Homes of Orange County gets $20,000 Mary Kay Foundation grant

NEWBURGH — Safe Homes of Orange County received a $20,000 unrestricted grant toward its programs and services for survivors of domestic abuse.

By Michael Randall

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By Michael Randall

Posted Oct. 12, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By Michael Randall

Posted Oct. 12, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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NEWBURGH — Safe Homes of Orange County received a $20,000 unrestricted grant toward its programs and services for survivors of domestic abuse.

The grant was one of 150 totaling $3 million presented by the Mary Kay Foundation in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The money will be divided among three Safe Homes programs, according to Executive Director Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier: their language line, which provides translation of incoming calls; the Safe Pets Project, a new collaboration with the Warwick Valley Humane Society to temporarily place pets of abuse victims; and to help buy playground and laundry equipment for the agency's 17-bed shelter.

Safe Homes maintains a 24-hour hotline, which received 3,853 calls in 2012; provides advocacy and accompaniment for victims; and maintains liaisons with Orange County's Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services and District Attorney's Office, as well as local law enforcement agencies.

To learn more about Safe Homes, visit www.safehomesorangecounty.org/. The 24-hour hotline number is 562-5340 or toll-free at 888-503-4673 (HOPE).